Passive Voice

1. They translated some old documents last week. What is the passive form of this sentence?

A) Some old documents are translated by them last week.

B) Some old documents have been translated by them last week.

C) Some old documents were being translated by them last week.

D) Some old documents were translated by them last week.

E) Some old documents been translated by them last week.

2. The important email has been sent by my secretary. What is the active form of this sentence?

A) My secretary was sending the important email

B) My secretary sends the important email

C) My secretary is sending the important email

D) My secretary has been sending the important email

E) My secretary has sent the important email

3. We’ll be visiting our grandmother next week. What is the passive form of this sentence?

A) Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week.

B) Our grandmother will be visited by us next week.

C) Our grandmother would be visited by us next week.

D) Our grandmother would be being visited by us next week.

E) Our grandmother would have been visited by us next week.

4. We can see many beautiful paintings in this exhibition. They were ……. by famous Indonesian

painter.

A) Painting

B) Painted

C) Paint

D) Be Painting

E) Being painting

5. Two tents for our camping would …….. by my mother.

A) Being bought

B) Been bought

C) Be bought

D) Bought

E) Been buying

6. They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is, because of fog….
A) All flights had cancelled

B) All flights were cancelled

C) All flights have been cancelled

D) They be cancelled

E) They are being cancelled

7. A well known architect is designing our new office. The passive form of the above sentence is,

Our new office …… by a well known architect.

A) Design

B) Designed

C) Be designing

D) Is designed

E) Is being designed

8. Jupiters four moons ……. through a telescope by Galileo.

A) Were first viewed

B) First viewed

C) Had been first viewed

D) Were being first viewed

E) First being viewed